WEBVTT RHEYA: AMES POLICE AND IOWA DCIINVESTIGATORS ON THE SCENE OF ASHOOTING THAT SENT ONE MAN TO ADES MOINES HOSPITAL IN CRITICALCOONDITION.THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT HEGROVE APARTMENTS ON SOUTH GRAND.LOCATED JUST EAST OF JACK TRICESTADIUM.KCCI'S MARCUS MCINTOSH JOINS USTHERE LIVE.MARCUS, WHAT DO POLICE SAYHAPPENED?MARCUS: SPOKE TOAMESPOLICE.YOU CAN SEE IN BETWEEN THE TWOAPARTMENTS IN TH FOREFRONT, THEPORCH OF AN APARTMENT IN THEBACKGROUND.THAT IS FOR THIS HAPPENED BEFORE2:00 THIS MORNING.AMES POLIC TELL US ONE PERSONWAS SHOT IN THE CHEST.THAT PERSON WAS TAKEN BYAMBULANCE TO THE MEDICAL CENTERIN IN THE AIR AND LETS TO IOWAMEDICAL CENTER IN DES MOINES.POLICE TELL US THERE ARE ISSUESHERE.THEY HAD TROUBLE GETTING ANYINFORMATION OR COOPERATION FROMTHE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THEAPARTMENT.THOSE PEOPLE HAVE SINCE BEENQUESTIONED.I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL BEINGQUESTIONED AT THIS POINT.POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIND WHATHAPPENED.WE WERE TOLD JUST ONE GUNSHOT,ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND THEBELIEF THIS SITUATION HAS BEENCONTAINED TO THE APARTMENT ITHAPPENED IN.THEY DO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE ELSEIS IN DANGER OR ANY WELLS SHOULDBE AT RISK.THEY ALSO NOTED THIS IS MOSTLYFOR IOWA STATE UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLETHAT DON'T GO TO IOWA STATE TOLIVE IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING.THEY SAY THERE WAS NO REASON FORANYONE TO FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETYBECAUSE IT WAS CONTAINED TO THESINGLE APARTMENT WHERE ITHAPPENED.THEY ARE CONTINUING TOINVESTIGATE AND BELIEVE THEY CANBRING THIS TO A CONCLUSION.THEY SAY THEY WANT ANYONE WHOHEARD, SEEN RIGHT AROUND FORTHIS HAPPENED BEFORE 2:00 THISMORNING, THEY ARE URGING THEM TOCALL AMES POLICE.TONIGHT AT 5:00 AND 6:00, DCI ISON SCENE.

The Ames Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating after following an overnight shooting left a man in critical condition.

Officials released the identity of the victim Thursday. Christopher Heppeard, 31, of Ames, remains hospitalized at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

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Ames police responded to a report of a shooting at 1400 block of S. Grand Avenue at 1:53 a.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his chest.

The victim was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center by ambulance and was later flown to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, where he is listed in critical condition.

Police said detectives are questioning two individuals who were in the apartment when police arrived.

“We did find two other people at the apartment,” said Commander Jason Tuttle, of the Ames Police Department. “We brought them in for questioning. The two individuals were initially not cooperative with us and wouldn't give us details about what happened with the shooting.”

Tuttle said roadblocks like that can stymie an investigation, but he is confident this case will be solved.

“We believe this was a targeted act of violence,” Tuttle said. “We believe the people knew each other prior to this incident, but we don't believe there is any danger to the other residents in the building.”

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133 or the anonymous tip line 515-239-5533.

To send tips to Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, call 515-223-1400, text "PCCS" and your message to 274637 (CRIMES) or submit them online at www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.com.